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Foul Play
Comedy thriller assembled, by the Dr. Frankenstein method, from the assorted body parts of past thrillers. This sort of grave-robbing, scissoring, and sewing procedure is apt to cause some spectators some aesthetic squemishness, but the resulting creation is reasonably well coordinated and good- looking. Chevy Chase, is his first big film role, gets only an occasional chance to show the smirking, winking style of comedy he cultivated on Saturday Night Live; he shows instead the good sense not to force his charms where there is no chance. Heftier laughs are raised by Dudley Moore as a would-be swinger who has acquired his technique from men's magazines and adult book stores, and by Burgess Meredith when he faces off against Rachel Roberts in a life-and-death karate duel. With Goldie Hawn, Eugene Roche, and Billy Barty; written and directed by Colin Higgins. 1978.
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MPAA Rating: PG
